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WWI Living Memorial

WWI Living Memorial from directly overhead

WWI Living Memorial is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 385 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Stough Canyon Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 9.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
As A Living Memorial, These Trees Are Dedicated By Burbank Post No. 150, American Legion, To The Men Who During The World War (1917-1918) Laid Aside Personal Ambition For The Sake Of Justice, Freedom, And Democracy.
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Coordinates34.20546, -118.30942

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Burbank Christmas Tree: 0.1 mi
  • Letter "H": 3.5 mi
  • Warner Bros Studio Tour: 4.0 mi
  • Haunted Picnic Table 29: 4.7 mi
  • Wisdom Tree: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
Peaks
  • Robert Katz Peak: 1.7 mi
  • Verdugo Peak: 1.8 mi
  • La Tuna Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Tongva Peak: 2.9 mi
  • Mount Thom: 3.3 mi
Museums
Picnic sites: 43
  • Wishing Tree Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
  • Mineral Wells Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Amir's Garden Picnic Site: 4.5 mi
  • Griffith Park Old Zoo: 5.1 mi
  • 3-Mile Tree Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
Springs: 28
  • Goldenrod Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Indian Springs: 9.1 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Yerba Buena Spring: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 22
Beaches: 10
Cliffs: 4
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 9.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 14.6 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 15.0 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 15.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 10.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of WWI Living Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strawberry PeakENE 63°1,879 m12.1 mi
San Gabriel PeakENE 78°1,878 m12.3 mi
Mount DisappointmentENE 76°1,819 m12.0 mi
Mount LawlorENE 69°1,807 m12.6 mi
Mount DeceptionENE 75°1,767 m11.5 mi
Mount MarkhamE 80°1,746 m12.2 mi
Iron MountainNNE 25°1,717.5 m10.9 mi
Mount LoweE 81°1,699 m11.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3220:09
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5616:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565659626569747674686055
Precip in3.74.52.80.90.40.10.00.00.10.70.92.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burbank Valley Pump PLT, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11515102468

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